ALBANY — Sucker! Mayor Bloomberg painted Gov. Paterson as a railbird rube yesterday who wagered and lost $600 million on a lame horse by taking over the city’s doomed Off-Track Betting Corp.

Hizzoner boasted that the closing of 54 city OTB venues this week validated his June 2008 decision to ditch the long-struggling bookie operation.

OTB’s trip to the glue factory leaves state government liable for $100 million bankruptcy debt and $500 million in worker pension obligations.

“One of the great transactions in history was New York City pushing OTB into the state’s lap,” Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show, adding that the state had it coming.

City Hall has long blamed Albany-mandated payments to horse tracks, breeders and other industry interests for sinking OTB, although others point the finger at its profligate culture and a general decline in horse-racing interest.